Drinks Flashcards
(37 cards)
In what country did the mojito and the daiquiri originate?
Cuba
In Morocco, a “Berber whiskey” is most likely going to be what non-alcoholic beverage that is typically enjoyed in quantities throughout the day?
Mint Tea
When combined, these ingredients comprise what “contemporary classic” cocktail?
Mai-Tai
The raki popular in Turkey and the Arak/Aragh of Arab nations including Jordan, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria (but generally not the Arak/Aragh of Iran and the Caucasus) is flavored with what botanical, making them the analog of assorted other liquors of the Mediterranean region?
Anise
What drink served to British sailors in the Age of Sail, consisting (typically) of rum mixed with water, takes its name from the nickname borne by 18th-century British Admiral Edward Vernon from the waterproof cloak he wore?
Grog
What Italian sparkling wine (spumante), typically made from its namesake grape (now known as the Glera) and named after the northeastern Italian village where the wine and grape originated, is the main ingredient in a Bellini cocktail?
Prosecco
Because it was so bad for the digestive system, what name was given to the cheap liquor cut with turpentine or gunpowder that was commonly served in Old West saloons?
Rotgut
Name the cocktail that gets its name simply from its appearance and ingredients, and is not related to supporters of the Tsarist regime who fought against the Soviet Red Army during the late 1910s and early 1920s (as one might reasonably suppose).
White Russian
A process known as estufagem uses heat and agitation to simulate a long sea voyage during the production of which fortified Portuguese wine?
Madeira
By European law, to be labeled ouzo or retsina, a bottle must originate where?
Greece
Where was the first ever coffee brewed?
Yemen
What is the most popular beer in the world?
Snow (China)
An Einspänner is a traditional coffee drink in which city?
Vienna
This is the national drink of Brazil.
Caipirinha
What wine is named for one of the largest cities in Iran, though the modern version is mostly exported from Australia?
The fifth largest city in Iran is Shiraz, though modern Shiraz wine has little in common with the historical Persian wine industry that made the name famous before alcohol was banned in Iran.
When first introduced in 1893, Pepsi was known by this name.
Brad’s Drink (after founder Caleb Bradham)
Claimed to have been made famous by Brett Favre, this cocktail contains Southern Comfort, amaretto, sloegin and orange juice.
Alabama Slammer
What is the name of the drink that consists of espresso with a very small amount of milk (the coffee is literally “spotted” or “stained” in Italian)? The Starbucks version of the drink is essentially the reverse of this – a latte where espresso is slowly poured over steamed milk (and very often topped with caramel sauce).
Macchiatto
The name of this man who passed in 1947 can be found on the Kentucky bourbon formerly known as Old Tub
Jim Beam
In the Royal Navy, what ingredient was mixed with rum to make grog?
Grog was rum that had been watered down (and then often warmed). The cheapest mixer: water.
What type of pale lager was first brewed in its namesake western Bohemian city in 1842?
Without Pilsen (now Plzen, the fourth largest city in the Czech Republic), Pilsner beer might never have been invented.
Identify the type of tea, traditionally a black tea flavored with bergamot, whose recipe was (according to probably fictional lore) given as a gift from a grateful Chinese official to a future British prime minister in the early 1800s?
Earl Grey
The hourglass-shaped bar tool that is used on one end to measure 1.5 oz. (a “shot”) and on the other end to measure 1 oz. (a “pony shot”) is most commonly known in the service industry by what term? (Sometimes, the term is preceded by “double” when used for the tool described here.)
Jigger
A martini’s sweeter cousin, a classic gimlet includes London dry gin and rose’s this juice.
Lime juice
